إِنَّمَا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا لَعِبٞ وَلَهۡوٞۚ وَإِن تُؤۡمِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ يُؤۡتِكُمۡ أُجُورَكُمۡ وَلَا يَسۡ‍َٔلۡكُمۡ أَمۡوَٰلَكُمۡ 36

36 Indeed, this worldly life is simply a play and (temporary) enjoyment. And if you believe, and fear Allah, He will reward you fully and will not ask you from your wealth (for some benefit for Him).

إِن يَسۡ‍َٔلۡكُمُوهَا فَيُحۡفِكُمۡ تَبۡخَلُواْ وَيُخۡرِجۡ أَضۡغَٰنَكُمۡ 37

37 If (by way of test) Allah asks you for your wealth and insists on it, then (most of) you will act miserly and Allah will reveal your (secret) ill-wills (to spend in the Cause of Allah).

هَٰٓأَنتُمۡ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدۡعَوۡنَ لِتُنفِقُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبۡخَلُۖ وَمَن يَبۡخَلۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَبۡخَلُ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلۡفُقَرَآءُۚ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ يَسۡتَبۡدِلۡ قَوۡمًا غَيۡرَكُمۡ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓاْ أَمۡثَٰلَكُم 38

38 Note that you are those who are invited to spend (part of) your wealth in the Path of Allah, yet some of you act miserly. And whoever acts miserly, he is a miser to himself only. And Allah is All-Rich (Free of all needs) and you are poor (and needy). (Since you are needy, you are invited to spend in the Cause of Allah to satisfy your need in the Hereafter). And if you turn away (from Allah’s Com-mands), Allah will replace you with other people and they shall not be like you. (They shall be more obedient and will spend willingly in the Path of Allah).

إِنَّا فَتَحۡنَا لَكَ فَتۡحٗا مُّبِينٗا 1

1 Indeed, We have given you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) !] an obvious victory (by truce of Hudaibiah, since this truce paved the way for the victory of Makkah and a suitable environment for preaching).

لِّيَغۡفِرَ لَكَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِن ذَنۢبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَيُتِمَّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكَ وَيَهۡدِيَكَ صِرَٰطٗا مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا 2

2 (e.g. As a result of your preach-ing, more people will embrace Islam which will increase your reward and) so that Allah may forgive your past and future sins and complete His Favour bestowed on you (e.g. give you Prophethood, the Quran etc) and so that He may keep you on the Straight Path (without much op-position).

وَيَنصُرَكَ ٱللَّهُ نَصۡرًا عَزِيزًا 3

3 And Allah may help you with strong help.

هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ لِيَزۡدَادُوٓاْ إِيمَٰنٗا مَّعَ إِيمَٰنِهِمۡۗ وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗا 4

4 It is He Who sent down calm-ness and tranquillity upon the hearts of the believers (at the time of the truce of Hudaibiah) so that Allah may further strengthen the faith of the believers (since the obedience of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)  in all circumstances is the es-sence of faith). And all the armies of the heaven and the earth (i.e. angels and other creatures) belong to Allah. (Hence, Allah is not in need of your Jihad for defeating disbelievers. Jihad is for your benefit). And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.

لِّيُدۡخِلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَيُكَفِّرَ عَنۡهُمۡ سَيِّ‍َٔاتِهِمۡۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ فَوۡزًا عَظِيمٗا 5

5 (The fruits of stronger Faith are)  that (Allah) may admit the be-lieving men and believing women to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (i.e. Paradise) where they will reside forever, and  that [due to the obedience of the Prophet (may Al-lah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ] Allah may erase their sins. And that is supreme success with Allah. 

وَيُعَذِّبَ ٱلۡمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلۡمُنَٰفِقَٰتِ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِ ٱلظَّآنِّينَ بِٱللَّهِ ظَنَّ ٱلسَّوۡءِۚ عَلَيۡهِمۡ دَآئِرَةُ ٱلسَّوۡءِۖ وَغَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَعَنَهُمۡ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمۡ جَهَنَّمَۖ وَسَآءَتۡ مَصِيرٗا 6

6 And so that Allah may punish the hypocrites, men and women, and idolaters, men and women, who have evil thinking regarding Allah. (In fact) they will have an evil fate and there is Wrath of Allah on them and He has cursed them (i.e. de-prived them from His Mercy), and has prepared Hell for them, which is a very bad destination.

وَلِلَّهِ جُنُودُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا 7

7 And all the armies of the heavens and the earth (i.e. angels and other Crea-tures) belong to Allah. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ شَٰهِدٗا وَمُبَشِّرٗا وَنَذِيرٗا 8

8 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) !] Indeed, We sent you as a witness and bearer of glad tidings (to the believers) and warner (to the disbelievers).

لِّتُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُۚ وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكۡرَةٗ وَأَصِيلًا 9

9 In order that people may believe in Allah and His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)  and assist him (in the Cause of Allah), and honour him [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ] and that you glorify (Allah’s) praises in the morning and in the evening.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَايِعُونَكَ إِنَّمَا يُبَايِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ يَدُ ٱللَّهِ فَوۡقَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡۚ فَمَن نَّكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنكُثُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَنۡ أَوۡفَىٰ بِمَا عَٰهَدَ عَلَيۡهُ ٱللَّهَ فَسَيُؤۡتِيهِ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا 10

10 Indeed, those who made pledge to you [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) !] (that they will not run away in the battlefield) were actually making pledge to Allah. (It means that) Allah’s Hand is over their hands. Then whosoever breaks this pledge, he breaks it for his own loss, and whosoever fulfils what he has promised Allah, He will soon give him a tremendous reward.

سَيَقُولُ لَكَ ٱلۡمُخَلَّفُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِ شَغَلَتۡنَآ أَمۡوَٰلُنَا وَأَهۡلُونَا فَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لَنَاۚ يَقُولُونَ بِأَلۡسِنَتِهِم مَّا لَيۡسَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمۡۚ قُلۡ فَمَن يَمۡلِكُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡ‍ًٔا إِنۡ أَرَادَ بِكُمۡ ضَرًّا أَوۡ أَرَادَ بِكُمۡ نَفۡعَۢاۚ بَلۡ كَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرَۢا 11

11 Those villagers who stayed behind (during the journey to Hudaibiah) will soon say to you (on your arrival in Madinah): “Our wealth and our families oc-cupied us (hence, we could not participate). So please pray for our forgiveness.” (Allah said:) “What they are saying with their tongues is not in their hearts.” Say to them: “So who then has any courage (to intervene) on your behalf with Allah if He chooses to harm you or chooses to benefit you?” In fact, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.

بَلۡ ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن لَّن يَنقَلِبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِيهِمۡ أَبَدٗا وَزُيِّنَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي قُلُوبِكُمۡ وَظَنَنتُمۡ ظَنَّ ٱلسَّوۡءِ وَكُنتُمۡ قَوۡمَۢا بُورٗا 12

12 “In fact, your thinking was that the Messenger (may Allah’s peace and bless-ings be upon him)  and the believers would never return to their families (i.e. the idolaters will kill them all). This thinking was greatly appealing to your hearts and you had an evil thought in your mind. In fact, you people deserved destruction.”

وَمَن لَّمۡ يُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ فَإِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ سَعِيرٗا 13

13 And whosoever does not believe in Allah and His messenger [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ], then, indeed, We have prepared Hell-Fire for the disbelievers.

وَلِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ يَغۡفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا 14

14 And the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Very Forgiving, Most Merciful.

سَيَقُولُ ٱلۡمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا ٱنطَلَقۡتُمۡ إِلَىٰ مَغَانِمَ لِتَأۡخُذُوهَا ذَرُونَا نَتَّبِعۡكُمۡۖ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُبَدِّلُواْ كَلَٰمَ ٱللَّهِۚ قُل لَّن تَتَّبِعُونَا كَذَٰلِكُمۡ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ مِن قَبۡلُۖ فَسَيَقُولُونَ بَلۡ تَحۡسُدُونَنَاۚ بَلۡ كَانُواْ لَا يَفۡقَهُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا 15

15 When you travel to collect the booty of war, (the villagers) who stayed be-hind, will say: “Allow us to follow you.” They intend to change the Command of Allah. (The Command was that only those who were in the truce of  Hudaibiah can participate in this expedition of Khaiber ). Say: “You are not allowed to fol-low us since Allah has already instructed about it.” Then they will say: “In fact, you are jealous of us.” Actually they don’t have much sense.

قُل لِّلۡمُخَلَّفِينَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِ سَتُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٍ أُوْلِي بَأۡسٖ شَدِيدٖ تُقَٰتِلُونَهُمۡ أَوۡ يُسۡلِمُونَۖ فَإِن تُطِيعُواْ يُؤۡتِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَجۡرًا حَسَنٗاۖ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ كَمَا تَوَلَّيۡتُم مِّن قَبۡلُ يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا 16

16 [O Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) !] Say to the villagers who stayed behind: “You shall soon be called against a people who are great warriors (i.e. battles of Persia and Rome). You shall fight against them or they shall surrender (embrace Islam). Then if you obey, Allah will give you a fantastic reward (i.e. war booty Here and Paradise in the Hereafter), but if you turn away as you turned away before (at the time of Hudaibiah), Allah will pun-ish you with a painful torment.” 

لَّيۡسَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ حَرَجٞ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡرَجِ حَرَجٞ وَلَا عَلَى ٱلۡمَرِيضِ حَرَجٞۗ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ يُدۡخِلۡهُ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ يُعَذِّبۡهُ عَذَابًا أَلِيمٗا 17

17 There is no blame upon a blind person, nor upon a lame person, nor upon a sick person (for not participating in the battle). And whosoever obeys Allah and His messenger [Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ], Allah will admit him in Gardens beneath which rivers flow (i.e. Paradise) and whosoever turns back, He will punish him with a painful torment.